Designers and engineers have often looked to the environment and how Mother Nature has accomplished phenomenal design solutions for inspiration over the ages. Perhaps all that is new about this ...

Students, faculty, and alumni at Rochester Institute of Technology are participating in NASA’s national Moon to Mars initiative to build a training device and monitoring tool to help make extended ...

The impressive capabilities of twenty-first century medical technology, from imaging equipment to surgical instruments and automated immunoassays, are in many ways a tribute to the advances in ...

“Zero UI (Zero User Interface) refers to a design approach where traditional screens are replaced, or significantly minimized, with more natural and intuitive interactions. Think speaking to your ...

Successful new medical devices hinge on the designer’s understanding of the specific requirements of the procedures they support, including factors like usage frequency and duration. This is ...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the design of medical devices heralds a new era in healthcare—one where innovation meets precision to significantly enhance patient outcomes. This ...

Nevada Sanchez, co-founder of Butterfly Network, talks to Machine Design about the organization making life-saving technology available to frontline healthcare workers in the developing world. In ...

In the medical device industry, usability plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of highly complex medical products. The IEC 62366-1:2015 standard, which focuses on the ...